This sixth anthology of all-original Darkover stories, first published in 1988, contains the following stories: House Rules, by Marion Zimmer Bradley A Man of Impulse, by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Devourer Within, by Margaret L. Carter Out of Ashes, by Patricia B. Cirone A King's Ransom, by Kay Morgan Douglas Mourning, by Audrey J. Fulton Festival Night, by Dorothy J. Heydt Sort of Chaos, by Millea Kenin My Father's Son, by Meg MacDonald To Challenge Fate, by Sandra C. Morrese The Jackel, by Vera Nazarian Swarm Song, by Roxana Pierson The Death of Brendon Ensolare, by Deborah J. Ross Circles, by G.R. Sixbury Death's Scepter, by Joan Marie Verba A Laughing Matter, by Rachel R. Walker Sin Catenas, by Elisabeth Waters